1946-10-21 — Page 5

Wholesale Prices' Index

The following index of wholesale prices has been constructed on the basis of declared quantities and cif. values of commodities Imported into the Colony: the index numbers are not "weighted": the year 1938 has been selected as the base period as representing a normal year.

188.38 18.8938.1 160.2 3 08.2 168.9718.9583.1 478.6 446.74861

HAVE YOU WON?

1ST RAGE

1st No 2880

$7,407)

Snd

8402

2,117

3rd

$39.

1,058

Unplaced ponies Nos. 7126, 408,

8876 and 9290 $100 each.

WATAN 2ND RACE

$8,191

2,928 162

ponies Nos. 6669, 1504, 3028 and 7743 5100cach."

1948.

Successful

Race Meeting

Large crowds flocked to Happy Valley yesterday to see the second race meeting of the season, and brilliant sunshine helped to make it an unqualified success, with some heavy bet-

Unplaced ponies Nos. 0714 and ting put in 3574 $100. each.

Groups

Foodstuffs

1938 100

lat yearscar July Aug. Sept. 1941, 1946 1946 1946 165.4768.05 690.3

3rd Qtr.

1940

1946

707:3

684.7

604.1

1st No. 4478

Textiles

100

962.6 556.7

·819.1

2nd 4554.

Metals & Minerals (100 Miscellaneous

286.1 234.6.283.8 208.1

3rd 1223

100

Unplaced

Individual Averages

SRD RACE

Ist

Srd

1st No. 3986-

FoodstuTs

Beans

Beef

year 2 year July Aug. Sept. 1938 1941 1946 1946 1946

1946 100 158.8 1,0 56.9 069.2 969.5 837.3. 100 128.15 82.5

Qtr.

2nd 4467

ท

1946

3rd 9378

$8,723 2,493 1,246.

925.3

Eggs

100 110.0 3,74.4

Flour (wheat)

100

160.54 18.0

Saltfish

100

140.0 3 40,7

Fruits (fresh).

100

192.6 554.2

502.5.562.5 *562.5 * 569.5 720.4911,2 934.0 - 855.2 373.1.409.3 370.0 384.3 426.0 +219.90 284.9 502.2635.2. 643.8

ATH RACE

1st No. 6827

3035 593.7

+

2nd- 2998

3rd M

Lard

100

162.7% 02.7, 550.0

Milk (condensed)

100.165.9 201.31 209.5

582,5 501.0 -5645 177,3168.0.

5526 Unplaced ponies Nos.

$8.879 2,537 1,268

4688,

184.0

1996 and 9377 $100 each.

Mutton

100

Onions

Peanut Of

100 182.8 878.6 696.0 619.0 693.2 669.7

992.7 100 146.2 1.0 43.6. 967.9

826.5. 929.0

GTH RACE

1st No. 87982:

17

2nd 41163

Pork

Potatoes

Poultry

Rice (broken)

100

Rice (white)

Sugar (raw)

Veget. (dried.)

Vermicell}

Average

100 150.0 500.0 * 500.0 * 500.0 *600.0 * 500,0 100 163.7 442.2 667.9 352.9 677.9 632.9 100 208.3751.2 789.3, 832.1 591.7 737.7 541.3 541.3 Nil 197.0 Nil Ni 173.4 8.80.5 1,086.6 1,093.4 923.2 1.034.4 128.9 1,582.6 1,066.4 1,530.8 1,497,5 1,364.9

842.7 148.3 21.0 731.7 683.0

752.5 150.0 1,760.0 1,299,5 1,350.6 1,206.5" 1,285.5 694.1 €90.3. 707.3 684.7

129.3.268.3268.3268.3.268.3268.8

100 100 100 100

100 165.4 7 08.0

Index number for Austt alian ment only (1st year, July, August, & September, 1946.)

July

Suits. & Tweeds

(woollen).

Average

240.8 491.8 544.3 4270 503,6

197.4 210.0 152.5 229.7

$38,485 10,998 3rd

5,498 Unplaced ponies Nos. 20073, 6026 and 20098 $300 each,

1125

U.S. FOOTBALL

New York, Oct. 20. Football scores: Yale 6. Cornell, G (tie); North Carolina 21, Navy 14; St. Mary's of California St, Fordham 2; Army 48, Columbia 14; Pennsylvania 40, Virginia 0; New York University 8, Rochest

Among those taking a keen interest in the races were Vice- Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, C-in-C Pacific Fleet, the GOC, Major- General FW. Festing, and the AOC, Air Commodore Webster.

The racing itself was feature- less, ns nearly all the winners were the favourites. The only exception was in the second race. when Major Denholm rode Anthony past the winning post fully length ahead of the favourite Tony, to pay backers $90.60, the biggest dividend of the day,

The Tote Double, also was a handsome figure. Each of the 13. Jacky winners received $520.10. The first prize in the Cash Sweep on the last race, drawn by ticket No. 37982, was $38,486.

Following are the results:-

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that reminders have recently been circulated to all share- holders of this Company to the effect that as from the 15th day of October 1946 Holders of our Dividend Books issued to them are entitled to payment of the remaining half unpaid portion of the Bonus due and payable in respect of the year 1941 and that such payment will be made at the undermentioned Register- ad Office upon presentation of the said Dividend Books to gether with the relevant chops (and signatures, if any) which have been duly reg red.

Dated this 18 day October 1946.......

GREAT CHINA MATCH

* COMPANY LTD.

•

Room No. 409, (4th floor), Bank of East Asia Bullding.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctorcars, Barvayons and Appraisers. Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20174.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of

The Undersigned have re- ceived instructions from the Acting Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction on

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

20 WORDS $IOTURMONE INSERTION PREPAID, 11- FOR EACH ADDITIONAL: INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS PER WORD PER INSERTION

$2

Replies are awaiting at our offices for Box Nos. 6, 81, 82, 88, 91 99, 100, 102, 104, 112, 118, 212, 214, 218, 220

WANTED ENOWN we have received Ladies Under wear: Pyjamas Slips, Night- gowns, complete silk sets, Pankos Excellent qualities. Reasonable Prices. Alto a Ladies Hairdressing Saloon has been opened. Modern equipment, under European super- vision. Maison, des Modes M-inc. Dobry Gloucester Bids Room 231-222.

POSITIONS VACANT

APPLICATIONS are invited from certificated or qualised navigating or diesel engineer off- cers for employment as Const Staff Officers on the ships of the Chinese Maritime Customs Ser- vice Employment is also offered to men experienced in navigating small craft. Applicants are inter viewed at the Office of the Chinese Maritime Customs. 4th floor, Marina House, Queen's Road, Central.

WANTED frimediately, qualified kindergarten teacher also teacher with junior qualifications: Reply

ter 0; Harvard 6. Coast Guard 0; } 1st Race Aintree Handicap (5 Tuesday the 22nd. October 1946 Box 221 "China Mail

Brown 20. Dartmouth 13; Prince- ton 14. Rutgers 7; Syracuse.21, Holy Cross 12; Duke 12, Richmond 0; Fort Bolovir 30, Quantico Marines 6: Tennessee 12, Alaba- ma 0: Virginis Military Institute 25, Davidson 0; Georgia 33, Okla homa Aggies 13; Iowa 19, Indiana 0; Illinois 26, Wisconsin 21; Northwestern 14, Michigan": 14 (tie); Purdue 14, Ohio State 14 (tie); Missouri 33, Iowa State 13; Nebraska 16, Kansas 14: Louisia

furlongs),

1st, Flicker (L/Sto, Rowlands). 2nd, Mary (Gdamn. Magh Singh), 3rd. Tribute (Maj. Hodgman).

Also ran:Goldy (Mne. Brock- bank), Inshalla (Coder Quibell), Johnny (LAC Gay) and Sharney (Capt. Pearn).

Winner -$9.50.

Place: 1st $5.90; 2nd 310.00; 3rd $6.80.

受。

no Tech 7. Mississippi 6: Tulane 2nd Race-Salisbury Stakes' (6 32, Auburn 0; Kentucky 10, Van- furlonga). derbilt 7 Fort Benning 44, Cher-lat, Anthony (Maj. Denholm). rv Point Marines 0; Minnesota 2nd, Tony (Capt. Pearn). 46, Wyoming 0; Washington 3rd Stardust (L/Sto. Rowlands)

State 0, Oregon 0 (tie); Tuskegee Institute 13, Fisk University 0 Washington University 0, South- ern California 28; University of California at Los Angeles 13, Cali- 321.5 348.3 311.1 327.0fornia 6; Santa Clara 26, Stan- 2127 Nil113.0279.7-196,4 ford 33: San Francisco 14, Buf- falo 17 New York 21, Brooklyn 459.3. 295.9 - Nil 305.2300,6

10-Associated Press.

Textiles

Cotton Yarn

100

(dyed. plain) 100 Italians (dyed,

figured, plain) 100 Shirtings, White

100 (40/43 yds.) Hemp (Manila) 100

Cunny Bags...

100

Hessian Cloth ... 100

· 180.0

Silk Piece Goods 100

115.5

Silk Yarn (art.)

100

172.4

593.6 1,298.6 606.0 223.5 Nu. Nil

113.8 1.524.6 1,278.5 1,081.5 1,249.2 1,203.1 131.8 1,650.0 2,427.3 1,336.4- 995.5 1,586.4 119.4 688.9 Nil 1,994.4 555.6 1,275.0

Ni 104.6 2,5 07.1

331.3 Nil

381.3 127.8- Nil NII Nil

Nil Nil 214.8 4 89.3

489.3 451.2 446.4 417.9 446.7 Nil 2,400.0 Nil 2,400.0 $11.6 805.4 410.2 410.2.

Blankets (wool &

Union) Flannels

100 157.8

2:23.0236.7.132.2

140.0

100 93.5

186.6 306.9. 275.2

369.5

169.6 317.2

100 128.5

100 138.3 818.8 938.1 962.6 556.7

473.1 572.5 420.3 464.9

435.9

$19.1

Metals And Minerals

Brass Sheets

100.187,0-

NI

Y'low Metal Shen. Coal

100

226.9 174.8

180.8 131.4 306.7206.3

Ni Ni 246.8

100

-250:4

500.7

Iron & Steel Bara

Iron & Steel Nails

Iron & Steel Pl

Lead (pig)

Kerosene

100 135,1 100 144,9 100 1387 100 146.9 100 185.7 100146:5Ni

231.2. 302.5

394.3

351.4

.400.0 308,6 148.6-Ni-N148.G.

379.3

Oil 100

437.0 187.7

Petrol Tin

Average

100 100

100

181.5 268.7 145.7 293.5

167.5 178.9 98.7 206.8 151.3 172.4

202.7 168.1 245.7. 220.8 177.7, 209.5

280.1 234.5 283.8 268.1

Cement

Charconi'

100 100

Feather (ducks) 100

"Firewood

Hardwoods

Hides (cow)

100 100

Hides (buffalo) 100

Leather (sole).

391.2 100

Paper (Chinese). 100.

Rattans

100

128.2 1,088.8. 563.6

Saltpetre

200

2019 918.0 1,070.4

Softwoods

100

188.7 409.3 405.2

Soda Ash

100

239.48 38.5 1,242.0

Suphuric Acid

100

Sul, of Ammonia 100

Average

142.5 323.9 286.1 213.0 1,720.4

Nu

2340 429.6 424.3 336.5 375.1 378.6 256.4 638.2674.7. 814.7 872.0787.1 ∙120,0 336.9 240.4 -251.13094 267.0

787.4 223.2-737.9 713.7 100

906.S 802.5 494.0 127.7.2,453.8

861.5 776.4·707.2 25.4 303.1 316.9 305.8 210.1 277.6 139.7 393.0. 884.6 310.56 364.8 336.6 105.6 253.6 379.3

337.9 369.5 116.0 443.4 3173 438.8 403.1 388.4

484.6 639.7

716.1 359.B NI

333.0 386.6 208.2 316.2 370.1 642.4 393.8 287.6322,5 Nil 230.0 280,0

100 168.9 713.9

583.1

Oil, Fuel Lubricating

180.2 308.2 Miscellaneous

British Minister To The P..

The British Minister to the Philippines, Mr. L. H. Foulds, and Mrs. Foulds, were among the arrivals yesterday from the United Kingdom by HM Transport "Empress of Aus- tralia

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SOFTBALL

commencing at 10.00 am.

at their Sales Rooms,

Pedder Building,......

Basement,

100 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS, comprising:"

FOR SALE

ATTENTION!: Attention! Just Arrive from United Kingdom Men's Leather Shoes, Limited. quantity made at special price of $42.00 per pair. Obtainable at Oriental Shoe Co. 15-B Wellington Street, Hong Kong,

NOTICE

WAR GRAVES REGISTRATION

STORED AT, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF, AND GODOWN CO'S GO- DOWN 30/31 OPEN YARD, TSIM SHA TSUI, E'LOON. Heavy Truck Front Axle with Also ran: Billy (Capt. Hobbs),

There may still be a number Boxer (Cader Quibell), Duke i Wheels, 3-Bladed Propeller, (Gdsma. Narian Singh), and Moses Wire Wheel with Tyres, Power of War Graves in the Colony (Maj. Parsons).

Sheet Shear with Pedesta, which have not yet been re Winner: 300.50.

Sheet Forming Machine with Place: 1st $10.00; 2nd $8.00; Pedestal, Smoke Box with covered by the Graves Service. Chimney and Accessories, Can Anyone having mowledge of 3rd $7.60.

Reading and Forming Presses, the whereabouts of any such Heavy Duty Gap Lathe with graves-e. of Service personnel Extension Bed, Vertical Column who died in the fighting in 1941 Drill, Stamping Press on Tiltor, subsequently, during the ing Base, Hand Cart.

Japanese occupation-is request- hed to communicate with D.A.D. STORED AT HONG KONG GRAVES REGISTRATION, AND KOWLOON WHARF | Room 18, 3rd floor, Post Office ... AND GODOWN" CO'S "C" Building. (Tél. 24190)

OIL STORE.

3rd Race Ascot Stakes (4 fur-

longs);

1st, Forlorn Hope (Lt. Walford). 2nd, Happy (Lt Cdr. Pearson). 3rd. Jonah (Lt. Porter).

Also ran-Gypsy (Cpl. Lakin) Winner:--$18.20. 17 and Tom (Capt. Pearn).

Places-1st $8.10; 2nd $7.20

Two friendly softball games were played during the week-end large crowd of softball before cathusiasts. At King's Park, HK, Electric suffered their first defeat by Way: Foong last year league runners-up, to whom they went down 4-9, while the Canadian 4th Race Newmarket Handicap

(6 furlongs). Chinese defeated USS Neches by 1st Besalder (Capt Pearn). 8 runs to 7.0.

Billy Soares and Enrico Rosario 2nd, Nigger (Maj. Bharion Singh). 3rd. Mayfair (L/Sto. Rowlands). were the outstanding players for Also ran-Jacobus (Coder Qui- Way Foong while "Shorty" Bum-bell), Prince (Major Hodgman), 629.3 Jahn and R. A. Souza played and The Undertaker (LAC) Gay). brilliantly for the losers.UNA Winner:$26,0050003 ES In the USS Neches-Canadian Place: 1st $11.20; 2nd $7.80; Chinese game, Thompkins' "smoke Brd $9.70; ball" had one Chinese batter af-|-

ter another whiffing the air. But sth Race--Epsom Stakes (5 fur- they improved as the game went

478,5 ̄ ̄ ̄4407-486.Ion, and managed to win by one

RADIO

Softball Meeting

A meeting of Club representa

ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting tives will be held at Dr. F. J. on a frequency of 845 kilocycles and from 12.30 to 1.15 p.m., 7:30

Molthen's Office, Shell House, on

to 8.80 p.m., and 9.15 to 11.00 Friday at 5.30 pm, sharp; p.m. also on 9.52 megacycles. LET. ELKT.

T

[12,80 p.m.-Dalty Programme Summary:

2,32. p.m.Variety,

1,00 m-News, Weather Report and

· Annomicemente, PhDsen 1,10 pm Orchestral Interlude." Mr. Foulds will be the first British Minister to the Com-15y.m.-Plano Doets: Young and

monwealth of the Philippines".

1,30

and will open the British Legation in Manila. Mr. Foulds 2.00

Forsythe.

Joan Crom and New Bym- phony Orchestrs,

-Close, Down

6.80 p.m.-Services Music Box?

longs).

Engine Oil, Motor Oil, Pitch Compound, Wood Oil, Nitric and Sulphuric Acids.

STORED ATTUNE.RA GROUND; KOWLOON-GAN- TON RAILWAY. OPEN YARD, CHATHAM ROAD; KOWLOON.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB Notice to Members

Australian Su

ription Ponies,

Second Batch

Steam Cylindera, Rótary Pump, Cart and Truck Wheels, Steam Hammer Main Frame, Steam Chest, Machine Stand Plates, Bush Plates with Belt Rollers, Screw Type Steam Globe Valves, Steel Tubes, Für The Stewards have ordered a nace Grid Bar, Hand Wheel further batch of Australian with Elade, Valve Weight, Re- Subscription Ponies to race in Place: 1st $5.70; 2nd $6.60; tort Charging Dome, Bushings.1947, and they now Invite l3rd $8.90.

and Machine Parts, Etc.

1st, Doreen (Maj. Hodgman), 2nd. Mouse (Capt. Parry). 3rd, Dake II (Cpl. Lakin),

Also ran: Betsy (Maj. Den holm), Starlight (Maj. Parsons) and Tojo (LAC Gey).

Winner:$11.50,

Battledress Stars' "Jamboree"

Close on the heels of the No. 1 RAF. Gang show, which left the Colony yesterday, comes an- other Services show, this time from the Army: "Jam the Stars in Battledress Swing Revue, boree

members to subscribe for them.

STORED AT CUSTODIAN K.- Application forms may be

#1 GODOWN, MA TAU WEI

ROAD, KOWLOON.

Sockets and Plugs, Hemp Rope, Bolta and Nuts, Wooden Chocks, Cotton Waste, Oakum, Iron Rods, Iron Flanges, Iron Wire, Iron Rails, Iron Plates fron Pipes, Etc Porcelain In- sulators Power Cable, Lubri is not new to the Philippines, 6 p.m.Geraldo and Kh Orchestra.

eating Oil, Dyes, Bakelite Dyes for he has spent 12 years there.3.05 9.Navy Day" FYDYKIDION,

Strawboard, Foreign Paper, Mr. and Mrs. Foulds may be so p.m.-Studle: "I Like What The Stars in Battledress or- tion, Cavalcade" was presented Sodium Hyposulphite, Muriate here several days before pro- Like" Howe Ewert. ceeding to Manila and are the 8.00pm London Belay Nuwganisation is run by the War Of in July at the Albert Hall before of Ammonia, Mosquito Des troyer, Fire Extinguishers, guests of His Excellency the 4.15 p.m.-London. Transcription Berce and was started in 1912 by the Royal Family

vios Killabeth Weich Introduces Capt. George Black, Jur., son of This is the second Stars in Lead Foil, Foundry Tools, Au- Governor and Lady Young at all Join in was demon dhe famous producer. He Battledress company to visit gle Ficks, Etc. PANE Government House. 8.45 pito, Organ Interladet Al Bol-established a pool of artistes in Hong Kong, and it consists of fres

9,00 p,,"Bomething for Everybody" London from theatricals and eleven men and three girls, in- Ma Musle for all /Tastes.

eight-piece swing musicians who were serving in the cluding an Army. Included were such well band. known artistes as Nat Gonella, The show has a first perform- 10.45 pm Rimsky-Korsker: Le Con Cheerful Charlie Chester, Bruce ance at the Star, Theatre at 7.30

Trent, vocalist with Jack Payne's p.m. on Wednesday, Orchestra, and, Peter Cavenaugh, the impressionist, as well as a host of other well known Thea

POST OFFICE

NOTICES

Outward Malls

lington

10,00 p.m.-London Relaxt: Neim, 10,65 p.m. From the Shows”

Comedy,

17.00 pm Cons Down,

Unless otherwise stated, Regis tered Articles and Parcels Posts close 30 minutes earlier than the Merging time stated belowe Johannesburg,

BY MONDAY, OCT. 21

Cairo, London, tre "names. Sydney and Auckland (By Air) 1 "Out of this was built up an pr- Macao, Tainshan and Shekkt Kowloon C.P.O., (Beg.) 1 p.m.

which oven now has genisation (Kwong Fook Cheme) 10 am (Ord) 1.80 0.P,0.. (Reg).

Hothoy (Shahin) 10a.m.1.20 p.m, (Otd.) 2. p.m. a total of 50 shows on the rand Swatow and Bengkok (Tat-Po Shanghal (Samalarle) 3 p.m. bringing entertainment to troops Shany 10 a.m.NET Straits, Ceylon, India, East and in all parts of the world.

Stars Win Canada, US-A Central and South Africa Egypt and Europe During the

-line troops. South America las Vancouver via London (Semettrick) Kowloon – Battledre B.C. (Samoa) Kowloon C.F.0., CP.0. {Pir) 2p.m. (Eng) in the (Par) 11a.m., (Beg) 11a.m. p.m., (Ord) 2.80 p.m.; G.P.0 ing shi Ord: 11.30 am, G.P.O.. (Par.) (Far.) 2:30pm (Reg.) 2.30 poxlu /11.80 1.m/-({Bez;}";11:30/a«m. - p.m. (Orá 13, mitja

|--Airmail for Canton, Amuy, Fool

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obtained at the Secretary's Office, First floor; Exchange Building.

By-Order,

CB. BROWN, Secretary

Hongkong, 21st October, 1946.

The Union Waterboat Company Limited

Notice is hereby given that Ordinary will be the Thirty-seventh The above Premises open to Inspection on 19th and General Meeting of the Com 21st October, 1946, between bany, will be held at the Offices 10.00 a.m. and noon, and be of Mesars Dodwell & Co., Ltd. tween 2.00 p.m. and 4.00p.m. 3rd door Hongkong Bank Inspection Permits be Building, on Monday, the th Issued by the Undersigned at November 1946 at houn, for their Auction Booms,

the pirpose of receiving he Report un Statements of Accounts for the year ended. 31st December 1941 and for the perfod 1st January 1942 to 30th November 1945.

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The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the 9th March, 1946, Issue of the Gazette

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7th October 1946

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